A New Kind of Student Athlete

Cavanaugh finds a quiet spot to study in between classes in the Tuner Center.

Cavanaugh takes a few moments before teaching her kickboxing class to call her boyfriend, Darian, who is currently living in New Orleans pursuing a career in the military.

Cavanaugh Facetimes her Nana in Rhode Island.

Cavanaugh gets ready with friends before enjoying a night out on the Square.

Cavanaugh gets ready to sign students in to her Wednesday evening class. She teaches both a student class as well as a faculty/ staff class.

Cavanaugh selects the nights music for her kickboxing class. Because it was the last class before winter break, she chose Christmas music to get everyone in the holiday spirit.

Cavanaugh teaches the last kickboxing class of the semester to a group of 7 students. She plans to teach kickboxing again in the spring.

Cavanaugh congratulates the students on their hard work and improvement throughout the semester.

At the end of every class, Cavanaugh passes around a bag full of inspirational quotes for the students to pull from and take home with them.